Animal Collective have cancelled their forthcoming UK/European tour citing economic difficulties. READ MORE: Brexit is “strangling the next generation of UK talent in the cradle” in returning summer of touring The band were due to kick off their jaunt in Ireland on November 2 with further dates in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow and London before moving on to Europe. But this evening (October 10) the band issued a lengthy statement confirming that all tour dates have been cancelled and explained their reasons for doing so. You can view the statement in full below. Advertisement “Friends, we are absolutely gutted to...
Blur‘s Graham Coxon says he’d be up for trying to get Oasis back together. READ MORE: Graham Coxon tells us about his sci-fi new album ‘Superstate’ and Blur’s next move Speaking in a new interview in The Evening Standard, the guitarist was asked about a potential reunion with his own band and a tour next year. He said: “No, I don’t know what’s going on with Blur, we haven’t really talked about anything. I don’t really know what it is. It’s actually quite important that I say nothing about it for personal reasons.” Advertisement But when pressed about a reunion, he added:...
As well as treating fans to a new single, Dermot Kennedy has also announced the dates for his 2023 UK and European tour. ‘Innocence and Sadness’ is a powerful, piano-led offering that will feature on his second studio album, ‘Sonder’ – due for release on November 4. The release of the track has also been accompanied by an acoustic performance shot live from Mission Sound Studios in Brooklyn, New York. “It’s impossible for me to express how much this song means to me,” Dermot said of the single. “I wrote this song on the piano in my parents’ house....
To mark the 20th anniversary of ‘Sound of the Underground’, Girls Aloud will release a special seven-inch single vinyl in honour of the late Sarah Harding. READ MORE: Sarah Harding, 1981-2021: The rockstar of Girls Aloud who transcended pop’s confines Due to be released on December 9, the seven-inch vinyl for ‘Sound of the Underground’ will be limited to 5,000 copies with 100 per cent of the profits going to The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal – part of The Christie Charitable Fund – which was established following Harding’s passing at the age of 39 in September last year. The vinyl...
Elusive London-based collective SAULT have finally returned with a brand new single dubbed ‘Angel’. Check it out below. Clocking in at just over 10 minutes in length, ‘Angel’ is produced by SAULT frontman Inflo – who begins by delivering an upbeat sound before slowing things down just before the halfway mark. The song also features vocals from Jamaican artist Chronixx. ‘Angel’ arrives days after SAULT seemingly teased their forthcoming album ‘Ten’ on Instagram, simply posting a photo of matchsticks in an ‘X’ shape alongside the text ‘Ten’ in the caption. Advertisement SAULT are yet to confirm whether ‘Ten’ is...
Musicians have spoken out on World Mental Health Day, sharing messages of support and advice on where to get help if needed. READ MORE: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do next Artists including Liam Gallagher, Selena Gomez, Frank Turner, Bros frontman Matt Goss, and Frightened Rabbit have been sharing messages on social media about the importance of speaking openly about mental health issues. Gallagher today (October 10) shared a poignant new video for ‘Too Good For Giving Up’ and teamed up with mental health charity Talk Club, which was founded by Ben...
Robbie Williams has said that partying with Oasis at Glastonbury in 1995 was the “start of his new life”. READ MORE: Robbie Williams on Damon Albarn, Morrissey and the dark side of Take That: “I have a cannon-full of quotes” Williams made the comments as he kicked off his ‘XXV Tour’ at The O2 in London on Sunday (October 9). Williams reminisced on stage about the memory of partying with Oasis at the festival shortly after he made the decision to leave Take That. Advertisement While relations between Williams and the Gallagher brothers later took a turn, Williams acknowledged that...
The first full trailer for Selena Gomez‘s new documentary My Mind & Me has been released. READ MORE: Selena Gomez – ‘Rare’: the quietly confident star wrestles back her own narrative The new Apple TV+ film is set to chart the singer and actress’ rise to fame, including her battles with Lupus and anxiety and depression, with the trailer released to coincide with World Mental Health Day today (October 10). “Just be who you are Selena,” Gomez says in the trailer. “No cares about what you’re doing. It’s about who I am, being okay with where I am. I am...
Josh Klinghoffer has spoken about his ten years in Red Hot Chili Peppers, claiming that creatively, the experience was “enormously stifling”. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” Klinghoffer joined the band in 2009 after serving as a touring member following the departure of guitarist John Frusciante. Klinghoffer recorded two albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers – 2011’s ‘I’m With You’ and 2016’s ‘The Getaway’. He was asked to leave the band in 2019, when Frusciante returned and has since joined Pearl Jam’s live setup. Speaking about his decade with Red Hot...
Faith No More frontman Mike Patton has hit out at the ego of singers, describing most of them as “fucking idiots”. READ MORE: Faith No More are back. Here’s why you should care about the wild and witty progenitors of alt-metal In a career-spanning interview with Bandcamp, Patton discussed projects from across his career, including Faith No More, Mr. Bungle and more, and the way he fits into each band as a vocalist. “I still see it as, ‘I am here to help,’” he said of his process. “I am a component. I think that’s important, but let’s be honest:...